The Baltic Event Co-Production Market, an integral part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, returns from 18-20 November with a selection of 15 feature-length projects in development. Bringing together eight projects by first-time feature directors, the market continues to serve as a meeting point for co-producers, financiers and other industry professionals from across Europe. With a strong focus on the Baltic region and a spotlight on the Basque Country, this year’s selection explores themes of identity, family relationships, social tensions and human connection, spanning dark comedies, psychological thrillers, historical dramas and imaginative stories for younger audiences.

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Co-managers Helen Räim and Kärt Väinola highlight the diversity of this year’s line-up, which brings together projects from ten countries. “Belonging, love and growing up run through the whole line-up, and eight of the projects are by debuting feature directors, so we are welcoming a new generation of filmmakers to Tallinn and are excited to help these projects take their next steps,” they noted.

The Baltic region is once again prominently represented. Latvia presents Hide and Seek, a thriller directed by Dace Pūce (The Pit), about a family fleeing Sweden after social services accuse the mother of abusing her daughter. Another Latvian project, In the Truth, written and directed by Toms Harjo (Shoal), explores the clash between religious devotion and family loyalty through a teenage Jehovah’s Witness. From Lithuania, The Informatics Olympiad, directed by Adas Burksaitis, follows a troubled 35-year-old who returns home to help his niece prepare for a competition, confronting unresolved family tensions. Also from Lithuania, Wild Love by Jonas Trukanas (Pensive) blends horror and reality-TV satire as a Baltic dating show descends into chaos following a mysterious infection. Estonia’s Shadows of Summer, written and directed by Helen Takkin (Life & Love), centres on an actress who revisits childhood abuse through an immersive performance at a summer theatre camp, 16 years later.

The Basque spotlight falls on La Korena, directed by Joana Moya, which explores nature, memory and human exploitation against a landscape shaped by iron mining. Ukrainian projects probe war, history and personal transformation: Family Squad by Kostiantyn Fedorov blends comedy and adventure as an angel of death offers a lonely petrol-station attendant a second chance at life, sending him to the Ukrainian front lines. Meanwhile, My 19-year-old Granny by Victoria Zadorska combines fantasy and historical drama as a bullied teenager travels back to Soviet Ukraine in 1975, befriending her young hippie grandparents, and discovering a world of rebellion and music.

Poland is represented by Lady Thatcher’s Feast by Marcin Kluczykowski, about a university canteen owner tasked with preparing a banquet for Margaret Thatcher in 1996, sparking a political and personal rift with her left-wing activist son. Meanwhile, Zona, directed by Bartosz Brzeziński, follows a young Ukrainian deserter who finds refuge with an elderly woman in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, forging an unlikely bond.

The selection also explores morality, belonging and the challenges of growing up. The Icelandic flick At Your Service by Magnús Jónsson (Taka 5) is a dark comedy about a terminally ill artist who launches an illegal euthanasia business after Iceland closes its nursing homes. From Finland, Clusterfuck by Juho-Pekka Tanskanen (The Last Misfits by the Golden River) follows a bullied 17-year-old seeking acceptance among a reckless group of friends whose kidnapping pranks spiral out of control. The Slovak-Czech co-production My World Upside Down by Daniel Rihák takes a comic look at prejudice through the story of an 11-year-old altar boy who tries to change his older brother after suspecting he is gay, only to become the target of similar rumours himself.

The selection also includes two projects for children and families. The Dutch feature The Boy Who Loves the World, directed by Steven Wouterlood (My Extraordinary Summer with Tess), follows a 12-year-old boy from another dimension who tries to bring together two strangers who could become his future parents. The Finnish stop-motion animation Summer of the Moth by Veera Lamminpää pairs a grumpy elderly gardener with a magical, time-travelling moth on a journey into the past that rekindles imagination, trust and hope.

The international jury comprises Stefan Prohorov, Bulgaria’s Eurimages representative and the chair of its Promotion Working Group; director Holly Daniel; and producer and sound designer Ivo Felt (Allfilm). The Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, a €20,000 non-reimbursable grant, will support one project in development, with the funding reserved exclusively for development expenses. The Producers Network Prize will also recognise a promising emerging producer.

Here is the complete selection of the 2026 Baltic Event Co-Production Market:

Zona – Bartosz Brzeziński (Poland/Lithuania/Estonia)
Producers: Karol Zagórski, Konrad Zagórski, Klaudia Pachuta (ZIZUFILMS)

The Informatics Olympiad – Adas Burksaitis (Lithuania)
Producer: Greta Akcijonaite (Magic Film)

Family Squad – Kostiantyn Fedorov (Ukraine/Germany/Czech Republic)
Producer: Anna Eliseeva (Animagrad)

In the Truth – Toms Harjo (Latvia)
Producers: Līva Vernere, Uldis Cekulis (VFS Films)

At Your Service – Magnús Jónsson (Iceland/Estonia)
Producers: Sara Djeddou Baldursdóttir, Guðný Guðjónsdóttir, Sævar Guðmundsson, Magnús Jónsson (Projects, Münchhausen Films)

Lady Thatcher’s Feast – Marcin Kluczykowski (Poland)
Producer: Piotr Śmiechowski (Telemark)

Summer of the Moth – Veera Lamminpää (Finland)
Producer: Petri Kemppinen (Good Hand Production)

La Korena – Joana Moya (Spain)
Producer: Estibaliz Urresola (Sirimiri Films)

Hide and Seek – Dace Pūce (Latvia/Estonia/Sweden)
Producer: Elina Jozauska (Münchhausen Films)

My World Upside Down – Daniel Rihák (Slovakia/Czech Republic)
Producers: Martina Saková, Daniel Rihák (WHAT IF Films)

Shadows of Summer – Helen Takkin (Estonia)
Producers: Elisabeth Madisson, Andreas Kask (Nafta Films)

Clusterfuck – Juho-Pekka Tanskanen (Finland)
Producers: Paria Eskandari, Juho-Pekka Tanskanen (Danish Bear Productions)

Wild Love – Jonas Trukanas (Lithuania/Estonia/Latvia)
Producers: Klementina Remeikaite, Ruta Kiaupaite (afterschool)

The Boy Who Loves the World – Steven Wouterlood (Netherlands)
Producers: Maaike Neve, Joram Willink (BIND)

My 19-year-old Granny – Victoria Zadorska (Ukraine/Lithuania/Czech Republic)
Producer: Olena Yershova (TatoFilm)